TY - JOUR A1 - Rackwitz, Maike A1 - Hustedt, Thurid A1 - Hammerschmid, Gerhard T1 - Digital transformation: From hierarchy to network-based collaboration? The case of the German “Online Access Act”. JF - dms – der moderne staat – Zeitschrift für Public Policy, Recht und Management N2 - To unlock the full potential of ICT-related public sector innovation and digital transformation, governments must embrace collaborative working structures and leadership, is commonly argued. However, little is known about the dynamics of such collaborations in contexts of hierarchy, silo cultures, and procedural accountability. A widely voiced but empirically insufficiently substantiated claim is that bringing cross-cutting digital endeavours forward requires more lateral, network-based approaches to governance beyond traditional Weberian ideals. We test this claim by shedding light on three distinct challenges (complexity, risk, and power imbalance) encountered when implementing the specific collaborative case of the German Online Access Act (OAA) and by examining how they have been addressed in institutional design and leadership. Our analysis, which combines desk research and semi-structured expert interviews, reveals that flexible, horizontal approaches are on the rise. Taking a closer look, however, vertical coordination continues to serve as complementary means to problem-solving capability. KW - Digitalisation, intergovernmental collaboration, Online Access Act, leadership, institutional design Y1 - 2021 U6 - https://doi.org/10.3224/dms.v14i1.05 VL - 14 IS - 1 SP - 101 EP - 120 ER - TY - RPRT A1 - Hammerschmid, Gerhard A1 - Hustedt, Thurid T1 - Querwechsler als Impulsgeber für die Verwaltung von morgen Y1 - 2020 UR - https://www.hertie-school.org/fileadmin/2_Research/2_Research_directory/Research_Centres/Centre_for_Digital_Governance/Papers/Studie_Querwechsler_Hammerschmid_Hustedt_2020.pdf ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Trein, Phillip A1 - Biesbroek, Robbert A1 - Bolognesi, Thomas A1 - Cejudo, Guillermo M. A1 - Duffy, Robert A1 - Hustedt, Thurid A1 - Meyer, Iris T1 - Policy Coordination and Integration: A Research Agenda JF - Public Administration Review N2 - Coordinating and integrating different policies and public sector organizations is a major challenge for practitioners and a continuing topic of interest for researchers. We argue that existing research on this topic needs reorientation to provide better insights for practice and theory of policymaking as well as policy implementation. We offer four suggestions on how future research could advance: (1) combining existing conceptual and epistemological approaches more systematically; (2) complementing case studies and surveys with large-N analyses and novel research tools and methods; (3) more systematic analysis of the causal mechanisms in policy coordination and integration; (4) more thorough study of the real-world impact of policy coordination and integration. Y1 - 2020 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1111/puar.13180 SN - 1540-6210 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Hustedt, Thurid A1 - Seyfried, Markus T1 - Inside the EU Commission: Evidence on the perceived relevance of the Secretariat General in Climate Policy-Making JF - JCMS: Journal of Common Market Studies N2 - This article studies the perception of the EU Commission's Secretariat General in policy‐making. Recently, research on EU institutions devotes increasing attention to analyzing structures and procedures of decision‐making in EU institutions, most notably the EU Commission. Conventionally, the EU Commission is portrayed as a fragmented organization, divided along the lines of staff nationality, sectoral responsibilities and cabinets and General Directorates (DGs). The Secretariat General has long been viewed a weak actor that is hardly able or motivated to steer internal decision‐making. However, recent research indicates a changing role of the Secretariat General as a pro‐active broker and last arbiter. This article studies how the Secretariat General is perceived by the DGs in policy coordination and argues that this perception depends on the pattern of political authority, bureaucratic roles and the relevance and the alternatives prevailing in the policy field. The article is based on data from a survey among Commission officials. KW - EU Commission, Secretariat General, co‐ordination, centralization, climate policies Y1 - 2018 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1111/jcms.12605 SN - 1468-5965 VL - 56 IS - 2 SP - 368 EP - 384 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Hustedt, Thurid A1 - Danken, Thomas T1 - Institutional logics in inter-departmental coordination: Why actors agree on a joint coordination output. JF - Public Administration N2 - By investigating two German inter-departmental committees, this article shows that the policy output of these coordination bodies depends on the specific institutional logic evoked throughout the coordination process. While in one of the groups a policy logic prevailed and a joint coordination output was achieved, the other was dominated by a political logic and proved unable to achieve agreement. The article contributes to research on government coordination by showing that actor orientations are crucial for explaining inter-organizational coordination. The results direct attention to the behavioural implications of coordination structures. Y1 - 2017 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1111/padm.12331 SN - 1467-9299 VL - 95 IS - 3 SP - 730 EP - 743 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Hustedt, Thurid A1 - Salomonsen, Heidi Houlberg T1 - Politikberatung durch die Ministerialverwaltung: Funktionale Differenzierung oder Integration unterschiedlicher Wissensformen JF - der moderne staat (dms) Y1 - 2013 SN - 9783847401179 VL - Sonderheft 1/2013 SP - 203 EP - 221 ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Hustedt, Thurid ED - Howlett, Michael ED - Mukherjee, Ishani T1 - Policy design and policy advisory systems T2 - Routledge Handbook of Policy Design KW - Policy sciences, policy planning, public administration Y1 - 2018 SN - 9781351252928 U6 - https://doi.org/10.4324/9781351252928 SP - 201 EP - 211 PB - Routledge CY - New York/London ER - TY - JFULL A1 - Hustedt, Thurid A1 - Veit, Sylvia A1 - Hundehege, Anna T1 - Herausforderungen für den modernen Staat: Krise oder Umbruch? Symposium aus Anlass des 10-jährigen Jubiläums der Zeitschrift T2 - dms – der moderne staat N2 - Symposium aus Anlass des 10-jährigen Jubiläums der Zeitschrift „dms – der moderne staat“ und zu Ehren von Prof. Dr. Bernhard Blanke Y1 - 2019 U6 - https://doi.org/10.3224/dms.v12i1.07 VL - 12 IS - 1 SP - 145 EP - 156 ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Hustedt, Thurid A1 - Seyfried, Markus ED - Lederer, Markus ED - Hickmann, Thomas T1 - Challenges, triggers and initiators of climate policies and implications for policy formulation T2 - Harald Fuhr ein visionärer Grenzgänger mit Leidenschaft und Augenmaß - Festschrift für Harald Fuhr Y1 - 2020 SN - 9783848752492 SP - 169 EP - 179 PB - Nomos ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Hustedt, Thurid ED - Ladner, Andreas ED - Sager, Fritz T1 - Ministerial advisory systems and politics T2 - Handbook on the Politics of Public Administration N2 - Ministerial advisors are by now established actors at the apex of ministerial departments in many countries around the globe. They advanced to close and often the most intimate advisors to government ministers and other executive politicians and are often the only actors in the ministries allowed to provide political advice. Also, they are often closely involved in the coordination of government coalition politics alongside party-political lines and coordinate between the ministry and the party headquarter. While they, in general, fulfil a much more political role (compared to civil servants), their role and working conditions vary. The chapter looks into different types of ministerial advisory systems, their institutionalization, working dynamics and in particular their role as political advisors. And even though ministerial advisors have received considerable attention by public administration scholars for around two decades, their position has not been accounted for in general public administration or policy process theory. The chapter revises the current literature on the emergence and role of advisors in theoretical, conceptual and empirical regards to provide a state-of-the-art overview of variation in ministerial advisory systems. KW - Ministerial advisers KW - Policy advice KW - Policy advisory systems KW - Ministerial cabinets KW - Special advisers Y1 - 2022 U6 - https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.4337/9781839109447.00015 SP - 93 EP - 101 PB - Edward Elgar Publishing CY - Cheltenham ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Hustedt, Thurid A1 - Salomonsen, Heidi H. T1 - Political Control of Coordination? The Roles of Ministerial Advisers in Government Coordination in Den-mark and Sweden. JF - Public Administration N2 - Ministerial advisers are said to strengthen the political control of bureaucracy. Using a comparative case design, this article investigates this claim by studying the roles of ministerial advisers in government coordination in Denmark and Sweden. The article demonstrates how the roles of advisers differ in coordination: Swedish advisers directly control government coordination through hierarchical authority. The roles of advisers and bureaucrats are functionally differentiated in coordination. In contrast, Danish advisers play a more indirect role in coordination. Rather than controlling coordination, they serve to reproduce the functional politicization of the permanent bureaucracy in government coordination. The findings underline the relevance of including advisers in the future study of government coordination. The analysis is based on 48 interviews with advisers and top civil servants in Denmark and Sweden. Y1 - 2017 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1111/padm.12312 SN - 1467-9299 VL - 95 IS - 2 SP - 393 EP - 406 ET - Special Issue: Symposium: Ministerial advisers in executive government ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Hustedt, Thurid A1 - Kolltveit, Kristoffer A1 - Salomonsen, Heidi Houlberg T1 - Ministerial advisers in executive government: Out from the dark and into the limelight. JF - Public Administration N2 - Ministers increasingly rely on advisers for support and advice. In many countries, these political aides are labelled differently. Generally, they serve as close confidants to their political masters and operate in the ‘shadowland’ between politics and bureaucracy. Scholarship has dragged the ministerial advisers out of the dark and described their background and functions. Still, the field of scholarship has a Westminster bias, is characterized by single case studies, and remains under‐theorized. The lack of comparative focus and theoretical underpinnings can be explained by the complex nature of ministerial advisers. This introductory article suggests a definition for ministerial advisers and reviews the extant literature on these important actors. The main argument is that the extent and relevance of ministerial advisers in executive government merits integration into mainstream public administration and political science theory and research. Y1 - 2017 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1111/padm.12329 SN - 1467-9299 VL - 95 IS - 2 SP - 299 EP - 311 ET - Special Issue: Symposium: Ministerial advisers in executive government ER -